An imposture outdoes the original. --L' Estrange.
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I grieve to be outdone by Gay. --Swift.
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{To outdo oneself} to surpass one's own previous best performance. [PJC]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
outdone — adj. defeated. Syn: bested. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
outdone — (ˈ) ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective Etymology: from past participle of outdo chiefly South & Midland : provoked, vexed grumbled and … pretended to be greatly outdone with me R.P.Warren * * * outdone UK [ˌaʊtˈdʌn] US [aʊtˈdʌn] … Useful english dictionary
outdone — Synonyms and related words: all up with, beat, beaten, bested, confounded, defeated, discomfited, done for, done in, down, fallen, fixed, floored, hors de combat, lambasted, lathered, licked, on the skids, overborne, overcome, overmastered,… … Moby Thesaurus
outdone — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. surpassed, defeated, bettered, improved upon; see beaten 1 … English dictionary for students
outdone — adj. was surpassed; was excelled ,out do || ‚aÊŠt duË v. surpass, excel … English contemporary dictionary
outdone — out·done … English syllables
outdone — UK [ˌaʊtˈdʌn] / US [aʊtˈdʌn] outdo … English dictionary
not to be outdone — phrase used for saying that someone is trying to prove that they can do something as well as or better than someone else John offered me a drink and, not to be outdone, Jake found me a chair. Thesaurus: to try hard to please or impress… … Useful english dictionary
not to be outdone — used for saying that someone is trying to prove that they can do something as well as or better than someone else John offered me a drink and, not to be outdone, Jake found me a chair … English dictionary
outdo — [[t]a͟ʊtdu͟ː[/t]] outdoes, outdoing, outdid, outdone 1) VERB If you outdo someone, you are a lot more successful than they are at a particular activity. [V n] It was important for me to outdo them, to feel better than they were... [V n] Both… … English dictionary
